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The world’s greatest challenges don’t always have simple answers. Going beyond the surface is critical when it comes to solving global problems. Our experts know how important it is to look back at history and consider the big picture if we want to find solutions that work. 

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IISD Trade and Sustainability Review, March 2026

MC14 brings together critical debates on trade, development, and sustainability. This issue explores headline topics, including WTO reform, industrial policy, e-commerce, investment facilitation, fisheries subsidies, agriculture, and trade-related climate measures, highlighting both opportunities and challenges for inclusive, rules-based, and future-ready global trade.

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February 23, 2026

The Surprising Route to Energy Security: Scrap fossil fuel subsidies

Energy security cannot be bought with fossil fuel subsidies. Reforming them offers a solution—one that reduces risk rather than reinforcing it.

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February 17, 2026

Is a New Oil Pipeline in Canada’s National Interest?

Building a new oil pipeline would impose a significant economic and environmental cost on Alberta and Canada.

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December 12, 2025

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Upgrading Canada's Homes: A path to net-zero

Buildings account for 18% of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions. Policies to support energy efficient buildings can reduce household utility bills and help advance Canada's climate goals.
Deep Dive August 21, 2025

IISD Trade and Sustainability Review, July 2025

This edition of the IISD Trade and Sustainability Review explores how Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the rest of Africa, and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries are responding to U.S. tariffs and global trade tensions, highlighting challenges from China's economic shifts, energy market volatility, and strategic diplomacy against the need to build resilience in emerging markets.
Deep Dive July 28, 2025

Securing the Future of Development Finance in a Fragmented World

This deep dive article examines the largest sources of development finance, highlights which flows are most critical and their level of exposure to geopolitical risks, with the aim of helping prioritize implementation of the FfD4 agenda.
Deep Dive June 19, 2025

Seven Ways Fossil Fuel Subsidies Undermine Energy Security

Fossil fuel subsidies are often seen as a safety net, protecting consumers from rising energy prices. But do they actually help build long-term energy security? Our experts explain why this assumption might be deeply misleading.
Deep Dive April 22, 2025